GA96SB139 96 SB 139 HUMANE CARE FOR ANIMALS-TECH Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Limits the situations when a person could dock an animal's tail or crop its ears without violating the Act's prohibition against "animal torture". Establishes that the following is not "animal torture": (i) tail docking performed by an Illinois licensed veterinarian for a medical reason (now, just "tail docking") or (ii) ear cropping performed by an Illinois licensed veterinarian for a medical reason (now, just "ear cropping"). Effective immediately. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=139&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=40561&SessionID=76&GA=96 2009-08-15 00:00:00 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Re-referred to Assignments; Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b). 0 24 SCOA 2009-08-15 00:00:00 Senate Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments 1 23 SCOA 2009-04-03 00:00:00 Senate Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 30, 2009 0 22 2009-03-30 00:00:00 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Agriculture and Conservation 0 20 SAGR 2009-03-31 00:00:00 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Held in Agriculture and Conservation 0 21 SAGR 2009-03-25 00:00:00 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link 0 18 2009-03-25 00:00:00 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments 0 19 SCOA 2009-03-11 00:00:00 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2009 0 17 2009-03-11 00:00:00 Senate Do Pass as Amended Agriculture and Conservation; 006-004-000 0 16 SAGR 2009-03-10 00:00:00 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Agriculture and Conservation 0 13 SAGR 2009-03-10 00:00:00 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 0 14 2009-03-10 00:00:00 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted 0 15 2009-03-10 00:00:00 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments 0 12 SCOA 2009-03-10 00:00:00 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link 0 11 2009-02-19 00:00:00 Senate Postponed - Agriculture and Conservation 0 8 SAGR 2009-02-25 00:00:00 Senate Held in Agriculture and Conservation 0 9 SAGR 2009-03-05 00:00:00 Senate Held in Agriculture and Conservation 0 10 SAGR 2009-02-19 00:00:00 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Agriculture and Conservation 0 7 SAGR 2009-02-18 00:00:00 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Agriculture and Conservation 0 6 SAGR 2009-02-17 00:00:00 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link 0 4 2009-02-17 00:00:00 Senate Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 0 5 SCOA 2009-02-04 00:00:00 Senate Assigned to Agriculture and Conservation 0 3 SAGR 2009-01-30 00:00:00 Senate Referred to Assignments 0 2 SCOA 2009-01-30 00:00:00 Senate Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link 0 0 2009-01-30 00:00:00 Senate First Reading 1 1 TerryLink Senate Chief Sponsor